Defra: ‘As of 1 January, the next phase of the discard ban starts with fishermen now having to land cod and pollack. Further action to boost sustainable fishing begins as the next phase of the discard ban for demersal species comes into force, announced Fisheries Minister George Eustice. The discard ban, also known as the […]
Two articles on the EAC and International targets Marine protected Areas examined by EAC with stakeholders & NGOs Environmental Audit Committee explore how effectively stakeholders have been engaged in the designation and implementation of the first two tranches of Marine Protected Areas. It will also explore what progress the Government has made towards achieving its […]
The MCCIP website has recently been updated with new marine climate change news and events. Below is a brief summary of the new items that have been added. For more details on all of the items listed below, simply go to www.mccip.org.uk and go to the relevant links in the ‘news and events’ box on […]
EAC Jan 4th ‘MPs are warning the Government that environmental protections must not be weakened during the process of leaving the EU or afterwards. The Environmental Audit Committee is calling on the Government to introduce a new Environmental Protection Act during Article 50 negotiations to maintain the UK’s strong environmental standards. Read the report summary […]
I got the heads up on this from Mary Dhonau’ twitter feed – and the weblink is from the Northern Echo – there was nothing in that article about how apply but these details were supplied by Ian Barker and Paul Walton Countryside Stewardship: facilitation funding 13th December: Natural England, Forestry Commission & Environment Agency […]
Guardian ‘A year after severe floods in wake of Storm Desmond, John Krebs says ministers still have no coherent long-term plan to deal with it. UK poorly prepared for climate change impacts John Krebs warns Government. Major flooding in the UK is now likely to happen every year but ministers still have no coherent long-term […]
These fines are piling up given recent changes in the scale of fines allowed, highlighting failures in investment and systems. The Environment Agency think this trend will decline up to 2020. Southern Water fined record £2m for sewage leak on Kent beaches Thanet council forced to close beaches for nine days due to ‘catastrophic’ leakage […]
SuDS Survey results and what it reveals Following an overwhelming response from industry professionals, we can publish the results of our SuDS: The State of the Nation 2016 survey. They send some strong New Year messages about Sustainable Drainage Systems as the Government prepares for a 2017 review. Our national survey found that the lack of a framework […]